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Why do zebras have hooves?

Updated: 10/9/2023
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During the evolution of the horse they started out as small foxed sized browsers with four toes and lived in forests. As the earth changed and gave way to coarse grass and open plains the horse began to change into a faster single toed mono-gastric animal. The hoof allowed the horse to move much more quickly to escape predators.

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A giraffe's hooves protect their feet from harmful things on the ground. A giraffes hooves is also used as a weapon.

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13y ago

its just the way they are.. why do you have hair? exactly.

yeah

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The hoof on an animal - is a modified finger-nail. It protects the softer parts of the animals foot.

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Zebra's need Hooves so they can walk, and in their case run from prey none as Cheetah's or any other animal. Or to catch their own food.

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No Zebras do not have striped hooves.

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so there feet wont hurt

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yes

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